Ruben Vorheis Andrus

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 21 Nov 1850, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
• Census: 18 Jun 1860, Madison Co, Texas

Notes:

Census:
residence 2299
Joseph A Andress 46 1804 planter Louisiana
Susanna Andress 46 1804
Elmira Andress 18 1832
Emma Andress 16 1834
Samuel Andress 14 1836
Delia Andress 9 1841
Arora Andress 4 1846

residence 2300 (son of Joseph)
Andress, Thadeus 28 1822


residence 2297
Andress Samuel 35 1815 Louisiana planter
Andress Ellen 30 1820 Louisiana
Andress Viana 11 1839 Louisiana
Andress James 9 1841 Louisiana
Andress John 7 1843 Louisiana
Andress Enock 5 1845 Louisiana
Andress Calvin 2 1848 Louisiana
Andress Amelia 10 1840 Louisiana
Andress Sara Jeane 8 1842 Louisiana
Andress Albert 6 1844 Louisiana
Andress John 4 1846 Louisiana


Census:
Samuel Andrews 44 1816 Louisiana farmer 535, 2,500
Ellen Andrews 37 1823 Louisiana
Albert Andrews 18 1842 Louisiana
James Foraman 19 1841 Louisiana
John " 16 1844 Louisiana
Enech " 14 1846 Louisiana
Alvin " 11 1849 Louisiana
Verus Andrews 8 1852 Louisiana
Dallas Andrews 4 1856 Texas
Ophelia Andrews 2 1858 Texas
William Andrews 2/12 1860 Texas
Nancy Hart 20 1840 Alabama

note: is "Foraman" James' middle name?, and then census taker just put dittos then corrected at Verus? They were all accounted for with last name as Andrus in 1850 census.

Samuel married Ellen Darwin on 17 May 1838 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Ellen was born in 1823 in Louisiana; died on 11 Jan 1898 in Madison Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Spons: Benjamin McClelland's bt 22 Aug, 1802 (age 5) Dauritive's 1st cousin, along with Celestine Prudhomme.
Andrews, Dauterive (James & Lucy Haise) m 6 Feb 1804 Elizabeth Burley (Opel Ch. v 1, p 130)

Prob. St Landry Par. 1831

In 1830 census in St Landry Parish.
Mar. record of Claiborne Andrus and Ellen Lyons April 10, 1832 list Dotrief as "the late". Copy in Claiborne Andrus file.
Copy of Dautrif and Elisabeth Opel Ch V 1 p 130 in file. (mar.)
Steven Andrus b. Oct 6, 1820 GC Ch v 1 p 6
Laurenzy Andrus b. Mar 8 1828 GC Ch v1 p 76
Raphael Andrus b. Jly 14 1826 v1 p 76
Calvette Andrus b Mar 3 1824 GC Ch v 1 p 34
Colbert Andrus b Aug 15, 1830 GC Ch v 1 p 103
Clair Dec 4 1806 SM Ch v 7 # 455 This one could be Claiborne. This is the year he was born. Birth year from 1850 census.
James June 15, 1810 SM Ch v 7 # 456
Zelphie Euphrasie b Sept 5, 1817 SM Ch v 7 # 460
Louise b Feb 8, 1813 SM Ch v 7 # 457
Jesse Agerin b Jan 12, 1816 SM Ch v 7 # 459
Laluel b Jan 26, 1814 SM Ch V 7 # 458

Claiborne married Elizabeth Isabelle Burleigh (or Borley) on 6 Feb 1804 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Elizabeth (daughter of Charles Robert Burleigh and Elizabeth Isabelle Miller) was born in Nov 1788; died on 4 Jul 1831 in Plaquemine, Iberville, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Catholic

Notes:

Andrews, Jacques (Benjamin & Marie Hargrave) m Lucie Hayes (Opel Ch.)

James "Jacques" Andrus was born in 1760 probably in North Carolina. He was the son of Benjamin Andrus, Sr., and Marie Thornell Hayes. James came to Spanish Opelousas with his father between 1777 and 1780. James died on the 10th of February 1816.
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James is believed to be the "Guillaume" Andrews and Lucy Hayes listed in the Vital Records Index of North America and the SW Louisiana Records by Father Hebert. The date of births of the children match those of James. The middle name of James was probably William. Guillaume or Guilmus was probably French or Spanish for William.

James married Lucy Louise Hayes in British West Florida before 1779 before coming to Spanish Opelousas. This would fit the time period between 1777 and 1780 that the Andrus family was known to arrive in Louisiana. Lucy died in St. Landry Parish sometime before 1825. Lucy has a probate or succession at the Opelousas Courthouse #350 dated 1825.

James and Lucy had the following children:

James Andrus, born 15 Nov 1792, died after 1850.
D'Autrive Claiborne Andrus, born 1775, died July 1831.
Clemence Andrus, born 2 Dec 1787, St. Landry Parish, LA.
Isabelle Andrus, born May 1780, St. Landry Parish, LA.
Sarah Celeste Andrus, born 2 Dec 1784, St. Landry Parish.
Elisa Andrus, born 7 Feb 1794, St. Landry Parish, LA.
Joseph II Andrus, born 19 Jun 1797.
Susanne Henriette Andrus, born 12 Oct 1799, St. Landry.
Raquel Andrus, born 2 Oct 1796, St. Landry Parish, LA.

Taken from "The Andrus Family of St. Landry Parish, LA"
by Gene Swann
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The earliest record that was found of James Andrus was in a Geneology Book of all Louisiana Parishes. These books contain copies of newspapers, census data, obituraries, etc. The 1793 land census of Opelousas has a listing of James Andrus. It shows the original French and is translated.

Quarter de M. James Andrus (part of Mr. James Andrus holdings)

James Andrus 30 a.
William Wikoff 75 a.
Joseph Andrus 30 a.
Thomas Hoffbauer 10 a.
William Gilchrist 15 a.
Edward Foreman 20 a.
These men listed under James Andrus must be what we would call sharecropping.

He married Louise Hays of Pennsylvania and prospered well, although it seems his brother Joseph did better. In the 1810 census we see that the brothers and their sons and daughters ae still living close together. All are slave owners, but Jph seems to be the wealthiest, owning about 50 slaves. The 1820 census shows him with 44 slaves of various ages. Twenty-four are engaged in agriculture and 4 engaged in manufacturing, probably the fur hats mentioned on his father's page.
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8629074/person/-902112850/story/3b4712c1-1b99-4603-a670-bd08cd4c4852?src=search

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James married Louise "Lucy" Hayes before 1779 in British West Florida. Louise (daughter of William* "Guillermo" Hayes, II (son?) and Sarah* Celeste Bosman) was born in 1765 in Fairfax Co, Virginia; died before Feb 1825 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Catholic

Notes:

Lucia Heiss - daughter of Guillermo Heiss and Celeste Bosman.
Lucy possibly was also married to a Lemuel Sloan)
Hayes, Lucy m James Andrus succ. dated Feb 1825 Opel Ct.Hse.: Succ #350

LUCY HAYES married JAMES ANDRUS before 1779 in British West, Florida. Opelousas Post lists his children and dates of baptism. See File for copy. It lists him as Guillaume so his name may have been James William or William James. Children's names and dob's match those in Southwest La. Records by Hebert. There are also some ref. to him is Hebert's books as Benjamin. Opel Census 1788 lists him with 3 men 3 women 41 cows 9 horses and 6 arpets of land.

Notes:

Means, John W 45 1875 TX
Rosa M 40 1880 TX KY TX
John W 11 1901 TX
James A 10 1919 TX


next door
(Not sure of Andrus connection to Means.
This John T descends from Andrus/Hayes, but the line has not been entered into this file.)
Andrus John T 52 1868 TX LA LA
Amanda F 47 1873
Edna V 25 1895 div
Ralph 17 1903
Alvin A 14 1906
Georgia L 11 1909
Minnie F 8 1912
Plummer F 6 1914
John 4 3 1917


next door on other side:
Andrus James H 24 1896
Litha E 18 1902
Dallas J 2 1918
Ella M 0 1920


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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=tyne_f&id=P2637921575
lineage for John T Andrus
1 James Andrus b: 1760 d: 1826-02-10
+ Lucy Hayes b: 1760 d: 1825
2 Claiborne D Autrive Andrus b: 1781 d: 4 Jul 1831
+ Elizabeth Burleigh b: 1788-11 d: 1831-07-04
3 Claiborne Andrus b: 4 Dec 1806 d: abt 1865?
+ Ellen Lyons b: abt 1816 d: 26 Nov 1888
4 James Allen Andrus b: 7 Mar 1840 d: 13 Jun 1914
+ Frances Elizabeth Smith b: 20 Aug 1853 d: 26 Sep 1945
5 Claiborne Theodore Andrus b: 5 Nov 1885 d: Sep 1968
4 Sara Jeane Andrus b: abt 1844
3 James Taylor Andrus b: 15 Jun 1810 d: 1864
+ Elizabeth Robeson b: 1815
4 William Louis Andrus b: 22 Nov 1838 d: abt 1890
+ Vienna Foreman b: Sep 1839
5 John Tolbert Andrus b: 17 Oct 1868 d: 7 Mar 1942
+ Frances Amanda Broadway b: 21 Nov 1874
6 John Reed Andrus b: 30 Oct 1916 d: 11 Feb 2001
+ Anna L Miller
7 Living Andrus
+ Living Garnett
5 Ellen Andrus b: abt 1868
4 Minton A Andrus b: abt 1848
4 Margaret Andrus b: 8 May 1858 d: 10 Jun 1928

Means, John W 45 1875 TX
Rosa M 40 1880 TX KY TX
John W 11 1901 TX
James A 10 1919 TX


next door
(Not sure of Andrus connection to Means.
This John T descends from Andrus/Hayes, but the line has not been entered into this file.)
Andrus John T 52 1868 TX LA LA
Amanda F 47 1873
Edna V 25 1895 div
Ralph 17 1903
Alvin A 14 1906
Georgia L 11 1909
Minnie F 8 1912
Plummer F 6 1914
John 4 3 1917


next door on other side:
Andrus James H 24 1896
Litha E 18 1902
Dallas J 2 1918
Ella M 0 1920


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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=tyne_f&id=P2637921575
lineage for John T Andrus
1 James Andrus b: 1760 d: 1826-02-10
+ Lucy Hayes b: 1760 d: 1825
2 Claiborne D Autrive Andrus b: 1781 d: 4 Jul 1831
+ Elizabeth Burleigh b: 1788-11 d: 1831-07-04
3 Claiborne Andrus b: 4 Dec 1806 d: abt 1865?
+ Ellen Lyons b: abt 1816 d: 26 Nov 1888
4 James Allen Andrus b: 7 Mar 1840 d: 13 Jun 1914
+ Frances Elizabeth Smith b: 20 Aug 1853 d: 26 Sep 1945
5 Claiborne Theodore Andrus b: 5 Nov 1885 d: Sep 1968
4 Sara Jeane Andrus b: abt 1844
3 James Taylor Andrus b: 15 Jun 1810 d: 1864
+ Elizabeth Robeson b: 1815
4 William Louis Andrus b: 22 Nov 1838 d: abt 1890
+ Vienna Foreman b: Sep 1839
5 John Tolbert Andrus b: 17 Oct 1868 d: 7 Mar 1942
+ Frances Amanda Broadway b: 21 Nov 1874
6 John Reed Andrus b: 30 Oct 1916 d: 11 Feb 2001
+ Anna L Miller
7 Living Andrus
+ Living Garnett
5 Ellen Andrus b: abt 1868
4 Minton A Andrus b: abt 1848
4 Margaret Andrus b: 8 May 1858 d: 10 Jun 1928

Charles married Elizabeth Isabelle Miller in 1782 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Elizabeth was born in 1755 in Pensacola, Florida; died on 14 Sep 1799 in Grand Cloteau, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]